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Mom to Iris. Wife to Todd. Our little family lives at the foothills of the Ozark Mountains in Fayetteville, Arkansas. We love it here and I love sharing little bits of our life.

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TO: Mom LOVE: Sarah

This week my mom had a birthday.
I love my mom.
She’s the very, berry best.
I say this because…

She dances by herself on Beale Street.

Memphis - Girl Trip!

She attempts to use complicated new technology
(my digital camera)

Memphis - Girl Trip!

She parties VIP style.
With me in Vegas.

While watching Ludacris
by the Palms pool.

Mom & me at the Luda show

She gets arrested in front of the White House.
Protesting the war in Iraq.

Mom getting arrested

She combs her hair
with silly wall murals.

Memphis - Girl Trip!

She fulfills many of my lifelong dreams.
Like taking me to see the New Kids on the Block in D.C.
for my birthday.

The New Kids on the Block. DC.

She tells stories to strangers
as if they’re her best friends.

Recently Found Photos

She’s always been both beautiful
and badass.

Mom

And most importantly,
she loves me unconditionally.
Just as I love her.

Brains’ Birthday Beach Bash

My friend Brandy (aka Brains) reaaally wanted to go to the beach for her birthday this year. It didn’t quite work out, so at the last minute we decided to bring the beach to her. Everyone is sick of the winter weather, so why not play dress up and pretend that summer has already arrived? I’ve posted some of my favorite photos below, but the rest (all 68 of ’em) can be viewed on Flickr.

After seeing this blog post, I was inspired to put my own twist on “cupcake sandwiches.” Behold the hamburger cupcake!

Brains' Birthday Beach Bash

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Party’s over.

Happy Birthday Baby Bear

Miss Sadie and her sister, Olive, where born THREE whole years ago. I can hardly believe it – my little baby bear is growing up! To celebrate the big day Todd took her to Pet Smart and picked out a bunch of treats and when they came home, I had another surprise waiting for her. I replaced her food bowls with a turkey cheddar appetizer and a water martini with heart shaped ice.

Yep. She’s spoiled.

Bday pup treat

sadie

Sadie Ladie

Sadie incog-neeto!

Krispy Sadie

Sadie

Merry Christmas Eve from Sadie Claus

Sadie Pup

Sadie on the news... again!

Sadie's favorite puppy eye look

Sadie on the news!

tongue.

Blue back at home

July 08

Octoburrr

Sadie Pup

Panda Pup!

pup bag

doggie cake #1

doggie cake #2

I take that back. WE are spoiled. Sadie & Olive, we luv ya’ll way too much.

A Few Months Worth

Ah, it’s been so long since I’ve made a real update. So what have I been doing? Good question.. let’s see.. there was Christmas in Memphis, Todd’s birthday, a roller skating party, the beginnings of wedding planning, winter break (which is just about over, but at least I’m technically now a college senior), the take over of Guitar Hero, Bittersweet Styles becoming even better thanks to working w/ Todd, oh and so much more. I should just let the pictures do the talking… (btw – now you can click the images if ya want to see them bigger).

We got a new camera for Christmas and it’s amazing.

New Years!

autographed Justin Timberlake shirt I got for xmas from Cory & Karen!

We rented out the roller rink & played dress up.

Winter in Fayetteville

Christmas in Memphis

The Buccaneer

Striped shirts only.

Gus’s Fried Chicken

Saw my little sister & the rest of the fam in Jonesboro

Just a few from the last week or so..

While I was in Memphis I went through some old photographed & scanned some of my favorites.

This is when my friends and I stood in line to meet Jonathan Brandis, who sadly passed away a couple of years ago. I remember we were upset because we had to pay $5 for this Polaroid and not only was he licking his lips mid-flash, but there’s a big finger print on it too. My mom, however, was upset because I got him to autograph my blue jeans. I totally wore them to school the next day… hopefully not with that purple silk shirt in this picture though.

Speaking of my mom, I also found my favorite old photos of her:

That’s all for now, except for one last picture of a junior high dork:


Byeee!

Eighty Six Photos

This post is an assortment of photos from all the things I’ve been busy with over the course of the last couple months. The most exciting thing I’ve saved for last – my best friend’s wedding!
So, here come a trillion photos…

Random shots…

The Paper Hearts played a couple of shows:

I’ve still be entering in Seth’s weekly MySpace Photo Challenge.
(Requirements: Moustache, Stick, & a Jug of Milk)
This was my (late) entry last week:

Somehow Northwest Arkansas got a Sephora and a Forever 21 on the same day. How did we get these stores before Memphis or Little Rock? I don’t know and I don’t care, cause I’m in love…

Last month Laura & I took a weekend trip to Memphis for Kerri’s Bridal Shower.
Here are just a couple from that trip.

I also turned 26!
I celebrated my old age by having a fancy dinner with friends & then a party.

A huge group went camping at Long Pool, AR (the same place we went last year).

Finally, I had the best three days ever in Memphis, getting ready for Kerri & Joel’s big day.

Bachelorette dinner & drinks on Thursday

Got manis & pedis a bit too early the next morning, but it turned out a fantastic way to start the day.

A delish rehearsal dinner at Bosco’s.

Getting ready on the wedding day…

Best bridesmaid shoes ever.

Wedding location pre-decoration.

Their guest book:

Pre-guests.

Setting up.

Post makeup.

Bridesmaids!

Best Groomsmen’s shoes ever.

My dad took these two (he played the music while they walked down the aisle):

They had a margarita machine & I had a poloroid camera.

Photo credit to Andrew Leggett for the next three photos:

Kerri’s dress was amazing!!! (handmade by her sister in Bali)

Once the wedding was all said and done I was exhausted. So what did I do?
Go to a Lucero show on Beale Street.
It turned out to be the perfect way to say goodbye to Memphis.

Dancin.

Sasha rules.

Posing w/ a fake Hulka Hogan.
Why did we do this?

PEACE!